
Saying Farewell to the Spacecraft That Mapped the Milky Way
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The End of Gaia and the Future of Exoplanet Discovery
This chapter covers the conclusion of the Gaia mission, noting that while its science observations have ceased, the spacecraft remains operational at the Earth-Sun Lagrangian 2 point. It also anticipates exciting data releases about exoplanets, with expectations of discovering thousands to potentially 100,000 new ones.
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